Parks & Nature Connection
Parks & Nature Connection – a monthly series learning about Florida’s awesome flora and fauna! What I love about my job as a Recreation Program Specialist is connecting people to […]
National Wildflower Week
What a great way to learn about wildflowers than having a week dedicated to just wildflowers! Beginning May 1 and lasting till May 7, it’s time to get outdoors and […]
Florida Master Naturalist Program- Invasive Plants of Florida
It took me two years to complete all the Florida Master Naturalist Program courses, and the reason it took only two years was because of these programs being offered online, […]
National Wildflower Week – Day Three and Four
Whoops.. I missed Wednesday! Thank you for viewing!
National Wildflower Week – Day Two
For Tuesday it’s the Nuttall’s Meadowbeauty (Rhexia nuttallii) A new wildflower added to my observations!
National Wildflower Week | Black-eyed Susan
For Monday’s Wildflower I have chosen the Black-eyed Susan, because today I encountered a very rare one. Not often do you find amidst hundreds of Black-eyed Susan’s scattered along the […]
National Wildflower Week is May 3-9
Starting Monday, I will post a photo of a favorite Florida Native Wildflower in celebrating National Wildflower Week. I hope you can join in the celebration. Links to share- Florida’s […]
Weed Appreciation Day
“Others may see them as a weed, but a butterfly and a bee may tend to disagree.” What exactly is a weed? A weed is a plant considered undesirable in […]
Impersonator
My husband and I took a road trip to visit a Florida native wildflower nursery in Groveland, and on the way home, we decided to check out Cypress Lakes Preserve […]
Can I have a little Pink with Green, Please
The Spotted Horse Mint (Monarda punctata) is one of many, many favorite flowering plants that I really enjoy photographing. Discovering how beautiful this flower color palette is is also the […]
Florida Milkweeds
There are over 20 milkweeds plants native to Florida. The most commonly seen in my area, are Sandhill, Fewflower, Velvet-leaf, Whorled, and Butterfly. There is also the Clasping Milkweed, but […]
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